Addams Family pinball

I was reminded today of why I need $3,000 ASAP. If you have an extra three grand, you need to get it to me as quickly as you possibly can. Why? Because I'll never own my own Addams Family pinball machine if you don't.

There are many good pinball machines, but the Addams Family is by far the best. The ramps are smooth. The options are creative. The theme is consistent, challenging and funny. The blinking lights can trigger an epileptic seizure. Need I say more?

I had to drive to Hazleton earlier and while I was there, I visited the Laurel Mall. Walking by the arcade, I looked to see if they had any pinball. I was thrilled to find a very well maintained (with the exception of the intermittent left flipper) Addams Family machine.

I played several games and enjoyed them all (even though I failed to get a Multiball). I did score high enough to earn one free game, which was a plus.

When I was in college, they had one of these machines on campus and I would play it constantly. Andrea's mother once gave me a 35mm film case full of quarters so I could do laundry. She was irritated to discover that I spent most of them on the Addams Family.

I have several goals in my life that I still would like to reach. One of them is to own one of these games. Now that I have made you aware of this passion, could you muster enough sympathy to give me the $3,000 I politely requested earlier in this post?

Is that a yes? Hello?